Chapter 160 Organic Certification
Since the cessation of compulsory military service in 1960, until now, Britain has implemented a voluntary military service system.
In other words, young people are not forced to serve in the military, everything is voluntary.
Compared with the compulsory military service system, soldiers in the voluntary military service system can serve for as long as 3 years or as long as 22 years according to their personal wishes.
For this reason, there are many soldiers who have served in the military for too long, especially after participating in the war, and are not able to adapt to normal social life after retirement - especially after the war in Afghanistan, retired soldiers choose to join private military companies. , the number increased significantly.
The requirements for the employees that Protector Company recruited in England this time, especially military security personnel, were experienced veterans who had served in the military for more than 5 years. After interviews and physical examinations, the first of more than 100 people was soon selected. One batch of places has already been filled.
At the same time, Barron set aside a plot of land near the Belu Castle estate in Northern Ireland to establish the Protector Company's training base in England for the training and training of new recruits.
As mentioned before, so far, the Devonshire family still owns three castle estates, namely Chatsworth Manor near Derbyshire, Callan Castle in Scotland, and the last one is Billoo in Northern Ireland. Castle Manor.
Currently, Chatsworth Manor and Callan Castle have begun their latest renovations, while Billoo Castle has not been developed again due to financial constraints and has only been maintained in its original state.
Near the Castle of Belu, the Devonshire family also owns more than 20,000 acres of land. Most of these lands are owned by the Devonshire Ecological Agriculture Company for farm cultivation, and a small piece of land is not suitable for cultivation. , which happens to serve as the British "boot camp" for the Protector Company.
Due to time constraints, this group of highly experienced employees, all of whom are from the British Army, will go to Iraq after a week of security training to become military outsourcers employed by the British government.
The Protector Company will continue to recruit, and after the new recruits have received more than 2 weeks of training, they will go to Iraq to perform tasks.
As for the equipment of these people, the Protector Company has signed an agreement with the British Army. After arriving in Iraq, they will directly use the British Army's standard equipment - of course, these equipments need to be purchased by them, so after buying the Protector After purchasing the company, Barron's offshore company subsequently injected another 20 million pounds into it.
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"Compared to other manors, the scenery here is more beautiful, but because it is far away from the city, tourism development is not as convenient as Chatsworth Manor and Callan Castle, and requires greater investment."
Walking on the corridor of Billu Castle, Yulia said to Barron.
Billu Castle was built on a high place, and there was an observation deck on the edge of the cliff. When the two of them walked up to it, they could feel that the wind was much stronger.
Northern Ireland has a temperate maritime climate, and the four-season temperature changes here are not that obvious. Previously, it had been used as a summer resort for the Devonshire family. After buying this manor, no large-scale renovations were carried out. development.
Seeing the wind blowing up Yulia's long hair, she shrank her shoulders slightly. Barron stepped forward, took off his coat and put it on Yulia's body.
"Finance is not a problem now, and the unique scenery here is still very attractive to those middle-class and above people who live in the city all year round."
Barron's voice rang in Yulia's ears, and she felt that after putting the coat on her body, his hand did not let go, but instead held her in his arms.
Yulia felt her heart beat a little faster. After struggling slightly, she did not continue to move. Instead, she calmed down, deliberately looked at the scenery in the distance, and said:
"Are you a little anxious? I think it would be better to wait until the operation of Callan Castle is stable and Grace Cultural Tourism Group has made more profits before starting the development here."
At present, the renovation and renovation of Callan Castle has been completed, and it can be fully opened to the public. In addition, the Devonshire Callan Castle Hotel has also opened at the same time. From the current situation, although there is some passenger flow, it is not satisfactory and is far better than nothing. Chatsworth Manor, which has received support from the "The Traitors" reality show and the "Downton Abbey" series, has already booked reservations until the end of the year, and Grace Tourism Group is even considering increasing its opening hours.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the large-scale renovation and renovation of Chatsworth Manor is still in progress, and many sites are restricted.
"Then just wait a little longer."
Now that Yulia said this, she thought that she had many other plans recently, and for now, she can only start to have a promotional effect after the new season of the reality show "The Traitors" is filmed and broadcast at Callan Castle. .
It seems that it is indeed what Yulia said. The Billou Castle Manor also needs to wait for the right opportunity to promote it, and is not in a hurry to carry out large-scale repairs and open it.
He looked at the farm in the distance and said:
"Ecological agriculture companies can start to increase the area of organically certified farms."
"Well, this is being done. The Duke's Select Supermarket now has more than 10 stores, covering the wealthy areas of London. Correspondingly, the sales volume is also increasing, so the demand for high-quality organic food is increasing. The bigger you get, the more you may need to purchase from outside sometimes..."
In Europe and the United States, there are professional organizations for organic certification, and they are very strict, often requiring re-certification every year.
To become a certified organic farm, the first condition is that the ingredients used do not contain any synthetic chemicals, such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics, food additives, and genetically modified animals and plants.
This requires these farms to hire more people for manual pest control and weeding, and the product growth cycle is longer, resulting in its cost being much higher than ordinary agricultural products.
Of course, the corresponding selling price of organically certified agricultural products can be 50% or even several times higher than that of ordinary agricultural products.
Just like the food sold by Duke's Strictly Selected Supermarket, all food has been certified organic. Those rich people are very concerned about quality. Therefore, Duke's Strictly Selected Supermarket is currently using its reputation and sales volume to continue to increase. , which requires Devonhill Ecological Agriculture Company to provide more products.
At present, the products of the Duke's carefully selected supermarkets are mainly supplied by the farms belonging to Chatsworth Manor, which is the closest to London. They have established a dedicated full-scale cold chain logistics and transportation, which is stored in a constant-temperature warehouse in London, and then distributed to various stores.
However, after the Duke's Select Supermarket in London is almost saturated, it will also open stores in other cities in the UK, so more organic farms will be needed.
"I'm going to go to Asia in a while. Then you can go with me."
Hearing what Barron said, Yulia asked in surprise:
"I am coming too?"
"In addition to traveling, there are many wealthy people in countries such as Japan, China and South Korea. I also hope to promote our Grace Culture and Tourism Group to bring more people to Asia. Rich people can come to British castles to hold parties, weddings and other events, which increases our income."
